TLDR The Rent-To-Own (RTO) scheme in Malaysia 2026 allows buyers to rent a home first and purchase it later at a locked price, without needing a 10% down payment. With MADANI reforms, e-SPA, and HIMS integration, RTO is now a safer and more accessible path to homeownership, especially for first-time buyers.
Malaysia’s property market is shifting.…
On 11th of October 2019, Malaysia's Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng announced the Budget 2020.
The budget clearly outlines the government’s strategy on elevating the rakyat’s employability and financial well-being with initiatives focusing on continued investment in education, encouraging job creation and providing incentives for training, development and upskilling of the current Malaysian workforce.
However, for the…
By Mandy Chen
We are back to exploring the real estate hotspots of the beautiful city of Melbourne.
Back in Part 1 of this three-part series, we presented 11 of the most popular areas in Melbourne, including their distance from the Central Business District (CBD), their characteristics, sights, and important attributes.
A general and all-round understanding…
Under any circumstances, the need for housing as a basic necessity persists. In the past 20 years, residential properties in Malaysia has experienced significant price appreciation with prices in several states like Kuala Lumpur, Johor, and Penang expanding at higher rates than other locations. Despite the current slowdown in the property market and many…
Did you know that Malaysia was voted the fifth best country in the world to retire in? Well, according to a specialist relocation magazine ‘International Living’ in 2019, Malaysia placed 5th whereas Thailand managed to grab the 9th place. These two countries were the only Asian countries that made the Global Top 10 list.
You might…
Join IQI Global at this year’s Cityscape Global 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre.
Our representatives from 15 countries will be joining us at this year’s Cityscape, sharing their vast global real estate knowledge, experience and numerous investment opportunities around the world. This will be a great chance to network and expand your investment…
By Mandy Chen
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most popular city in Australia. Having a better understanding of this vibrant city’s suburbs will enable you to make a better decision when buying a property or investing in real estate in Melbourne.
Melbourne CBD
Melbourne City Centre, also known as…
The Malacca government is confident of hitting its target of 20 million tourist arrivals for this year in conjunction with Visit Malacca Year 2019 as it has received about 18 million visitors until the third quarter.
"We still have five months to reach this target but we have already achieved a success by surpassing last…
Bank Negara Malaysia has announced enhancements to the RM1 billion Fund for Affordable Homes , which aims to help home buyers from the lower-income group to finance the purchase of their first homes.
The enhancement, which will take effect on 1 September 2019, involves the expansion of the eligibility criteria, as follows:
Maximum monthly…
Finding your dream home in Malaysia may come at a hefty price as the availability of affordable housing is quite limited. Data from Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) in early 2018 showed that houses in the country were "seriously unaffordable" compared to global standards. However, it may come as a shock to Malaysians that there are…
